"Glory to you Nelson, for 25 years from a solitary prison you defended human dignity!" Fidel Castro wrote in a brief note to Mandela that was published in the Communist youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde and appeared in other state-controlled media. "You knew how to resist and, without wanting to or trying to, you became a symbol of humanity's highest nobility." Help the poor, pleads Mandela as he turns 905:00AM Sunday July 20, 2008http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10522464 Photo / AP Nelson Mandela sat beaming, his legs propped up and covered with a blanket as 10 grandchildren sang Happy Birthday and smothered him with hugs and kisses as he celebrated his 90th birthday on Friday. At his home in rural south-eastern South Africa, elders in traditional dress came to pay their respects, sheep were trucked in and bare-breasted young women sang and danced. The man himself still found time to read a pile of newspapers, to keep up with local and international affairs. Mandela told a small group of reporters he was fortunate to have reached 90, but remains troubled by the demoralising poverty still faced by so many of his countrymen. His message was simple - the wealthy must do more. "There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate, who have not been able to conquer poverty," he said. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for fighting apartheid and after his release in 1990 lead negotiations to end racist white rule, before being elected president in South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994. He completed his term in 1999 and did not run again, but has continued to take a leading role in the fight against poverty, illiteracy and Aids in Africa. Birthday messages have been pouring in, including from US President Bush, who applauded Mandela as "a great example of courage, hope, and the power of freedom". A variety of birthday celebration events are planned in Mandela's honour this weekend, including a lunch with 500 dignitaries, a soccer festival and a pop concert. - AP
Fidel Castro hails Mandela at 90 as 'symbol of humanity's highest nobility'  The Associated Press Published: July 20, 2008 HAVANA: Fidel Castro on Sunday hailed Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, calling the Nobel Peace Prize winning icon "a symbol of humanity's highest nobility." "Glory to you Nelson, for 25 years from a solitary prison you defended human dignity!" Castro wrote in a brief note to Mandela that was published in the Communist youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde and appeared in other state-controlled media. "You knew how to resist and, without wanting to or trying to, you became a symbol of humanity's highest nobility." Mandela turned 90 on Friday. Imprisoned for nearly three decades for fighting apartheid, he was release in 1990 and went on to be elected president in South Africa's first democratic elections. Castro, who is suffering from an unknown illness and will tun 82 next month, has not been seen in public since undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006. His younger brother Raul succeeded him as president in February, becoming Cuba's first new head of state in 49 years. Fidel Castro won the gratitude of many Africans by sending 350,000 troops to battle the former white-dominated South African government in Angola's civil war, draining resources from the apartheid system. When Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first black president in 1994, he made Castro a guest of honor and praised Cuba's "selfless support for the struggle to free all of South Africa's people." Castro wrote to Mandela Sunday that "you will live on in the memories of future generations and with you, so will the Cubans who fell defending liberty and their brothers in other parts of the world." < __._,_.___***************************************** Sign the Petition : Release the Arrested University Teachers Immediately : An Appeal to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/university_teachers_arrest.htm ***************************************** Daily Star publishes an interview with Mukto-Mona http://www.mukto-mona.com/news/daily_star/daily_star_MM.pdf ***************************************** MM site is blocked in Islamic countries such as UAE. Members of those theocratic states, kindly use any proxy (such as http://proxy.org/) to access mukto-mona. ***************************************** Mukto-Mona Celebrates 5th Anniversary http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/5_yrs_anniv/index.htm ***************************************** Mukto-Mona Celebrates Earth Day: http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Earth_day2006/index.htm ***************************************** Kansat Uprising : A Special Page from Mukto-Mona http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/kansat2006/members/ ***************************************** MM Project : Grand assembly of local freedom fighters at Raumari http://www.mukto-mona.com/project/Roumari/freedom_fighters_union300306.htm ***************************************** German Bangla Radio Interviews Mukto-Mona Members: http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/german_radio/ Mukto-Mona Celebrates Darwin Day: http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/index.htm ***************************************** Some FAQ's about Mukto-Mona: http://www.mukto-mona.com/new_site/mukto-mona/faq_mm.htm **************************************************** VISIT MUKTO-MONA WEB-SITE : http://www.mukto-mona.com/ **************************************************** "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it". -Beatrice Hall [pseudonym: S.G. Tallentyre], 190 Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___ Blog Archive
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[mukto-mona] Help the poor, pleads Mandela as he turns 90
"Glory to you Nelson, for 25 years from a solitary prison you defended human dignity!" Fidel Castro wrote in a brief note to Mandela that was published in the Communist youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde and appeared in other state-controlled media. "You knew how to resist and, without wanting to or trying to, you became a symbol of humanity's highest nobility." Help the poor, pleads Mandela as he turns 905:00AM Sunday July 20, 2008http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10522464Photo / AP Nelson Mandela sat beaming, his legs propped up and covered with a blanket as 10 grandchildren sang Happy Birthday and smothered him with hugs and kisses as he celebrated his 90th birthday on Friday. At his home in rural south-eastern South Africa, elders in traditional dress came to pay their respects, sheep were trucked in and bare-breasted young women sang and danced. The man himself still found time to read a pile of newspapers, to keep up with local and international affairs. Mandela told a small group of reporters he was fortunate to have reached 90, but remains troubled by the demoralising poverty still faced by so many of his countrymen. His message was simple - the wealthy must do more. "There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate, who have not been able to conquer poverty," he said. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for fighting apartheid and after his release in 1990 lead negotiations to end racist white rule, before being elected president in South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994. He completed his term in 1999 and did not run again, but has continued to take a leading role in the fight against poverty, illiteracy and Aids in Africa. Birthday messages have been pouring in, including from US President Bush, who applauded Mandela as "a great example of courage, hope, and the power of freedom". A variety of birthday celebration events are planned in Mandela's honour this weekend, including a lunch with 500 dignitaries, a soccer festival and a pop concert. - AP
Fidel Castro hails Mandela at 90 as 'symbol of humanity's highest nobility' Published: July 20, 2008 HAVANA: Fidel Castro on Sunday hailed Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, calling the Nobel Peace Prize winning icon "a symbol of humanity's highest nobility." "Glory to you Nelson, for 25 years from a solitary prison you defended human dignity!" Castro wrote in a brief note to Mandela that was published in the Communist youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde and appeared in other state-controlled media. "You knew how to resist and, without wanting to or trying to, you became a symbol of humanity's highest nobility." Mandela turned 90 on Friday. Imprisoned for nearly three decades for fighting apartheid, he was release in 1990 and went on to be elected president in South Africa's first democratic elections. Castro, who is suffering from an unknown illness and will tun 82 next month, has not been seen in public since undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006. His younger brother Raul succeeded him as president in February, becoming Cuba's first new head of state in 49 years. Fidel Castro won the gratitude of many Africans by sending 350,000 troops to battle the former white-dominated South African government in Angola's civil war, draining resources from the apartheid system. Castro wrote to Mandela Sunday that "you will live on in the memories of future generations and with you, so will the Cubans who fell defending liberty and their brothers in other parts of the world." < __._,_.___***************************************** Sign the Petition : Release the Arrested University Teachers Immediately : An Appeal to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/university_teachers_arrest.htm ***************************************** Daily Star publishes an interview with Mukto-Mona http://www.mukto-mona.com/news/daily_star/daily_star_MM.pdf ***************************************** MM site is blocked in Islamic countries such as UAE. Members of those theocratic states, kindly use any proxy (such as http://proxy.org/) to access mukto-mona. ***************************************** Mukto-Mona Celebrates 5th Anniversary http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/5_yrs_anniv/index.htm ***************************************** Mukto-Mona Celebrates Earth Day: http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Earth_day2006/index.htm ***************************************** Kansat Uprising : A Special Page from Mukto-Mona http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/kansat2006/members/ ***************************************** MM Project : Grand assembly of local freedom fighters at Raumari http://www.mukto-mona.com/project/Roumari/freedom_fighters_union300306.htm ***************************************** German Bangla Radio Interviews Mukto-Mona Members: http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/german_radio/ Mukto-Mona Celebrates Darwin Day: http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/index.htm ***************************************** Some FAQ's about Mukto-Mona: http://www.mukto-mona.com/new_site/mukto-mona/faq_mm.htm **************************************************** VISIT MUKTO-MONA WEB-SITE : http://www.mukto-mona.com/ **************************************************** "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it". -Beatrice Hall [pseudonym: S.G. Tallentyre], 190 Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___ |